WILLIAM H MOODY, the son of William and Caroline (Merservey) Moody, was born in Nobleboro, ME on 1 Oct 1836 [obit; 1900 census]. He died on 29 Oct 1904 in Liberty, Waldo Co, ME [obit]. He was buried in Pierpoint Cemetery in Washington, Knox, Maine [ME Vet Cem Recs].

Around 1860, he married ABBIE S JELLISON of Kennebunk [obit]. She was born on 25 Aug 1838 [1900 census] in Kennebunk, the daughter of Samuel and Clarisa (Oakes) Jellison [ME Death Rec]. She died on 27 Aug 1912, aged 74 yrs, 2 das from carcinoma, and was buried in Pierpoint Cemetery [Find a grave] in Washington, Knox, ME [ME Death Rec].

His obituary was carried in the Daily Kennebec Journal dated 1 Nov 1904:Notes from Liberty: He came to this town with parents when four years old and resided nearly all his life [note:his enlistment data followed this in obit, but dates were reversed]. At close of war he spent three years in civil service on coast of Florida. Was 6 years a member of Board of Agriculture, attended Farmers Congress in St Paul in 1897. An officer in State Grange; was enumerator in last census [NOTE: in 1900 Liberty, ME census, he and Abbie had FULL birth dates listed, the only ones to have such because William was the enumerator]. Member of Loyal Legion; member George's River Grange; E.H.Bradstreet Post GAR; George's Royal Arch. Chapter F + A.M. Masons

Following his time in the 27th ME, he reenlisted into Co L, 2nd Maine Cavalry and was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on 24 Dec 1863. He was wounded in battle at Marianna, FL on 27 Sept 1864, but continued to serve, being mustered out on 6 Dec 1865 in Barancas,FL. As obit mentions, he stayed here in Florida for several years after the war.

Except for his brief time in Kennebunk prior to the war, where he worked as a carriage painter, he lived in Liberty, ME and was occupied as a farmer and a painter.